Springtails fauna (Hexapoda, Collembola) from different ecosystems of Behshahr and suburb (Mazandaran) with two new records from Iran

	Springtails fauna (Hexapoda, Collembola) from different ecosystems of Behshahr and suburb (Mazandaran) with two new records from Iran
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Article 6, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2022, Pages 581-593 PDF (7.16 M)
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.4.581
Authors
Samaneh Vahedi Moghadam; Masoumeh Shayanmehr^* ; Mahmoud Mohammadi Sharif
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (SANRU), Mazandaran province, Iran
Abstract
View on Scopus To expand study of Iranian Collembola fauna, the present study was conducted to investigate springtails fauna of different ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and gardens in the vicinity of Behshahr in the east of Mazandaran province, during 2020−2021. Several samples of soil and leaf litter were collected and specimens were extracted by Berlese funnel. Collected materials were identified by relevant taxonomic keys. The results indicated 29 species from 21 genera belonging to 10 families. Two species including Sminthurides inaequalis Börner, 1903 (Sminthurididae) and Hypogastrura neglecta Börner, 1901 (Hypogastruridae) were recorded for the first time from Iran. Despite numerous studies to identify Collembola fauna in Iran, many species are still unknown.
Keywords
Hyrcania; fauna; new records; Alborz; soil biology
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